Monday, April 15, 2013

Welcome to the April BroadPod. In this edition we bring you first a reading from Elaine Isaak, author of The Singer's Crown, The Eunuch's Heir, and The Bastard Queen. Her epic fantasy novellas, Tales of Bladesend, are available online at ElaineIsaak.com. Elaine will be reading a fragment discovering in her archives while searching for new book ideas. Will it become one? We'll just have to wait and find out. She calls it, Royal Blood.

Following Elaine, we have two readings recorded at a Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading earlier this year at Arisia. First, Lisa Amowitz, writer, artist, designer, and children's book illustrator, reads from her novel, BREAKING GLASS, which will be published by Spencer Hill Press in July 2013. Then, Rose Mambert will read from her rock-and-roll vampire novel, THE MUSES. Editor-in-Chief of Pink Narcissus Press, she has co-edited various anthologies such as Elf Love, Queer Fish, and WTF?!

The BroadPod will be taking a break while we transfer to a new hosting site. We'll be sure to let our listeners know when we are back up and running with a new BroadPod. In the meantime, keep broadening your reading horizons!

Now, the hard part: the balance of believing December isn't
that far away for the release…and knowing how much work I have to do in this
year that's moving too fast, anyway!

xx

If you had fun with our Cover Reveal Scavenger Hunt, you've really got to check out this latest
promotion from Spencer Hill Press for another of my fabulous authors, Kimberly
Ann Miller, for her debut novel: Triangles.

And because you ought to know what this awesome book is
about, here's the back copy:

A cruise ship. A beautiful island. Two sexy guys. What could
possibly go wrong?

In the Bermuda Triangle—a lot.

Hoping to leave behind the reminders of her crappy life--her father's death
years ago, her mother's medical problems, and the loser who’s practically
stalking her--seventeen-year-old Autumn Taylor hops on a ship with her sister
for a little distraction. When she wakes up in the Bermuda Triangle, she fears
she's gone nuts for more than one reason: that loser’s suddenly claiming
they're a happy couple... a hot guy is wrapping his arms around her and saying
"Happy Anniversary"... and suddenly, she’s full of bruises, losing
her hair, and getting IV medication. Autumn visits the ship's doctor, hoping
for a pill or a shot to make the craziness go away. Instead, she's warned that
these "alternate realities" could become permanent.

She just has to ask herself one question—how the hell is she going to get out
of this mess?

xx

Travel. I haz some lined up, y'all!

This Saturday, April
13, I'm helping Annie's Book
Stop of Worcester host a Dark Carnival of Authors. Join Annie's Book Stop
of Worcester for a day-long event of horror and dark fantasy authors sharing
from their own work and honoring award-winning horror author Rick Hautala, who
passed away this March. Stop in to hear some amazing, chilling writing, chat
with authors, and remember the kind and talented Rick.

The following Saturday and Sunday include me prepping and
riding with Calico for our Second Official Horse Show Evars!! Yaaaaayyy!! *cue
Kermit hopping and hand waving* Let's hope I don't fall onto another mounting
block and crack a few more ribs, right?

After that, I've got guests and a Big Arse OMGWTFBBQ Birthday
Bash to throw, which includes some of my top tier horrors: housecleaning. Yeah.

And then there is my May Madness, which includes one long
trip to Myrtle Beach for Scott's Veteran's Golf Tournament, Baltimore for Balticon, and NYC for Book Expo America.

(Then, should all go well, I will arrive home and promptly
collapse and call in half-dead for a full week to recover.)

xx

And what else might I be doing? Because I am doing more
stuff, yes indeedy!And that stuff is:

Finish First Round Edits for three of my SHP editors who I
adore and love.

Get the last bits of Doorways
to Extra Time done and sent to Anthony so we can submit it to a copyeditor.

Get Volunteer stuff squared away for Broad Universe.

Do a galley's Edit on another beloved author's novel.

Finish The Earl's
Childe draft.

Edit another of my novels per editorial comments.

…And I'm sure there's more, but those are the "looming
closest" items.